I have initiated a small scale research project to try and gain a better understanding of learning ecologies and invite anyone who is interested to collaborate either by sharing your thoughts in this community forum or contributing a short narrative (around 500 words if possible) which describes a 'project' that they have undertaken which involved significant learning and personal development. It can be related to any aspect of your life eg work, family, hobbies, home, travel, making something, coping with a difficult challenge and anything else. I will assemble all the stories and make a preliminary analysis from an ecological perspective and then send the paper to everyone who has contributed so that they can develop it further. In this way I think we will end up with an interesting and unique perspective on the idea of learning ecologies in practice.

If you would like to contribute please email your narrative to me by 07/07/13

Here is a link to an example learning narrative

http://www.lifewidescrapbook.co.uk/learning-ecologies.html

Thanks for any contributions

Professor Norman Jackson

Lifewide Education

http://lifewideeducation.co.uk/